Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR9NSMZ6987 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
126Sleeper
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 17
First seenAug 23, 2023
AZ
Last seenJul 25, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR9NSMZ6987
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2022
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JHHDR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
MZ6987

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FREIGHTLINER

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
126

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 146,134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2022

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Cascadia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 23, 2023 – Jul 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 25, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0KAUL EXPRESS INC 4191354ZP55403/CA
Jun 3, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0SAGWAL TRANS INC 3428864YP53152/CA
Apr 24, 2025AZII · Walk-around2OOSSAGWAL TRANS INC 3428864YP53152/CA
Mar 6, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0SAGWAL TRANS INC 3428864YP53152/CA
Mar 6, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0SAGWAL TRANS INC 3428864YP53152/CA
Jan 16, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1OOSSAGWAL TRANS INC 3428864YP53152/CA
Dec 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around1SAGWAL TRANS INC 3428864YP53152/CA
Oct 3, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1SAGWAL TRANS INC 3428864YP53152/CA
Sep 20, 2024NMII · Walk-around0SAGWAL TRANS INC 3428864YP53152/CA
Aug 11, 2024NMII · Walk-around2OOSSAGWAL TRANS INC 3428864YP53152/CA
Jul 30, 2024NMII · Walk-around0SAGWAL TRANS INC 3428864YP53152/CA
Jul 2, 2024NMI · Full0SAGWAL TRANS INC 3428864YP53152/CA
May 31, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1SAGWAL TRANS INC 3428864YP53152/CA
Apr 21, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0SAGWAL TRANS INC 3428864YP53152/CA
Dec 26, 2023CAI · Full0SAGWAL TRANS INC 3428864YP53152/CA
Dec 18, 2023NMII · Walk-around0SAGWAL TRANS INC 3428864YP53152/CA
Aug 23, 2023AZI · Full5OOSSAGWAL TRANS INC 3428864YP53152/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KAUL EXPRESS INC4191354Jul 25, 2026Jul 25, 20261CA
SAGWAL TRANS INC3428864Aug 23, 2023Jun 3, 202516CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
ZP55403CA1KAUL EXPRESS INCJul 25, 2026Jul 25, 20261
YP53152CA1SAGWAL TRANS INCAug 23, 2023Jun 3, 202516
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026